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  • Paperback: 223 pages
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books (February 9, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1565125177
  • ASIN: B005SMWINW
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsMust Tango!
By Toni H on May 22, 2014
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Really loved the way she incorporated her experiences with learning about the Tango along with her personal trials and development. The background info on the Argentine Tango was just what I'd been looking for. She made it easy to understand and make sense of how and went it developed as it did, culturally and psychologically. Made me want to go out and learn to Tango! Well written. I'd read more of her work and highly recommend this book.
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3.0 out of 5 starsTango and Zen an intriguing conversation
By V. Markowski on April 27, 2013
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This book about the author's emotional healing through a combination of tango and Zen was intriguing. Although one might think the two were not at all similar, the intensity of immersion in both is the same.

My biggest challenge with the book was with the cavalier way the author described how all the men at the milongas thought of her as a dancing goddess, of how she could eat whatever she wanted without gaining an ounce, of how she was able to just pick up and move to Buenos Aires for a year with no financial worries. I would have felt more empathy for the author if she had expressed any negative feelings at all about anything except herself.

Discussed this in a book group, though, where people who were more familiar with Zen felt this was an uplifting and inspiring book. They would have given it 5 stars.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFeeling the Passion of Argentine Tango Through Experiences of the Author
By J. B. Thomas, PhD. on August 27, 2013
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If you have a passing interest in Argentine Tango but are not sure of how the dance affects those who travel to Buenos Aires, this book is for you. It is not a book of anecdotes covered with tasty frosting but rather a collection of experiences of living life as a temporary "Porteno", learning the dance and what affect it has on life for the many unique people Maria Finn met in a short time. In the end, the reader understands the nature of the title and is left wondering what has happened since living in Argentina.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWho knew the Tango had so many twists & turns?
By Sylvia Quittman on October 26, 2014
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HMT&TMH was one of the best stories I've read in a long time. I was engrossed in the protagonist's problems adjusting to life w/o her husband, as well as her trials and tribulations with learning the tango. She described her friends and dance partners so well that I thought I was dancing and chatting with the class. This is not a girlie book, anybody can and should enjoy this story.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSoul Satisfying Page Turner
By Hayley Kathleen Downs on May 7, 2010
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I read this book and LOVED IT. I sent a copy to my sister and she immediately sent another copy to her best friend. I'm sure
it went on from there. I'm not a tango dancer but the story of the author's heartbreak the challenge of moving on is universal and we all have
a lot to learn from her travels. It reminded me that all personal tragedies are opportunities for growth and change.
Maria Finn obviously takes this very much to heart and I found myself almost immediately cheering her on. As a protagonist, she's
hard to resist. I absolutely marvel that, after splitting up with her husband, she would take up tango -- a technical and punishing
dance form to master after such a devastating ego blow. She seemed to draw faith that she would triumph from some deep well even she didn't know she had. The book is a
page turner -- and I laughed out loud many times. I recommend it HIGHLY -- not just for dance lovers -- but for anyone
who has ever had their heartbroken and found the courage to put it back together again.
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1.0 out of 5 starsIn books like Ms Finn's I look for some enlightenment - some ...
By Mary T ORourke on July 18, 2015
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So we all have our own way of getting thru tough times. I've just been thru breast cancer so I know a thing or two about human frailty and misery. In books like Ms Finn's I look for some enlightenment - some kernel of wisdom. Her way is not my way. So please everyone - don't critize the criticism. The tango is a very intimate thing. If I had been betrayed in an intimate relationship I would not go there. Talk about leaping from the frying into the fire. If I needed male companionship or point of view I would look to a male friend. I would definitely not encourage or seek out romantic relationships until I was in a more stable place. And I found too many references to her husband - like "I can't believe he did this to me!" What surprize - that in the history of humankind no one has ever been betrayed by a spouse or partner before!! That may be a little harsh but I was hoping for some insight and I didn't find much. I probably won't finish the book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsAbout the Argentine Tango
By ALP on June 1, 2014
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Read this book only if you really want to know about the Argentine Tango. . . I didn't know much about it but we are going to Argentina and the book gave a lot of history and info about it. I enjoyed the book and it is short and a fast read.
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3.0 out of 5 starsHealing heartbreak through dance...interesting
By MBF on May 25, 2014
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Interesting concept of getting over heartbreak through the lessons learned in Tango classes. The author had some pretty neat comparisons of dance principles to life principles. Only gave this three stars because there were various areas where the story seemed to drag and the dance descriptions were confusing to read. However, I would recommend this book to anyone trying to get over an emotional struggle since it does provide various outside the box ways to think about the journey through such a difficult time.
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